Research Article
Use of Virtual Communities as Social Support For Families With Children With Autism
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-9-2021.2317177, author={Herna Herna and Sarwititi Sarwoprasodjo and Aida Vitayala Hubeis and Herien Puspitawati}, title={Use of Virtual Communities as Social Support For Families With Children With Autism}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Rural Socio-Economic Transformation: Agrarian, Ecology, Communication and Community Development Perspectives, RUSET 2021, 14-15 September 2021, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={RUSET}, year={2022}, month={4}, keywords={autism social support uses and gratifications theory virtual community}, doi={10.4108/eai.14-9-2021.2317177} }- Herna Herna
Sarwititi Sarwoprasodjo
Aida Vitayala Hubeis
Herien Puspitawati
Year: 2022
Use of Virtual Communities as Social Support For Families With Children With Autism
RUSET
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-9-2021.2317177
Abstract
The prevalence of Autism Syndrom Disorder (ASD) or autism continues to increase in the world and Indonesia. Social problems that arise are high levels of parental stress due to negative child behavior and environmental stigmatization. The implication of technological developments is the emergence of various virtual communities on social media for various purposes including health communication. The study aims to analyze the use of virtual communities of parents based on member characteristics by applying the Uses and Gratification theory. The study identified differences in communication in the use of virtual communities from mothers who had children with high severity and high-income levels, mothers who had low-severity children with high-income levels, mothers who had children with high severity and low-income levels, and fathers who had children with high severity and high incomes.
